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Life & fun · June 8, 2012

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Discover books, movies, apps and songs from your Twitter Feed

Ankit Ranka and I built this for ourselves and it was kind of useful, so we decided to package it up and see if others find it useful too. Ankit is an avid reader, but never new what book to read on the weekend. I'm always trying to find a new movie on Friday night to unwind. I usually end up spending 30-45 minutes looking for a movie, and by the time I find one I don't feel like watching a movie anymore! We built ScoutFeed to monitor our Twitter feeds and help us find books and movies that people we follow tweet about. It turns out people recommend apps and songs on twitter too, so we…

Discover books, movies, apps and songs from your Twitter Feed launched on June 8, 2012 with 20 votes, #78 of 409 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.

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ScoutFeed monitors a user's Twitter feed to surface recommendations for books, movies, apps, and songs shared by people they follow. It's designed for anyone tired of spending excessive time searching for entertainment options and instead wants curated suggestions from their social network. The tool aggregates mentions and recommendations from tweets, helping users discover new content based on what people in their Twitter circle are discussing and endorsing.

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Ankit Ranka and I built this for ourselves and it was kind of useful, so we decided to package it up and see if others find it useful too. Ankit is an avid reader, but never new what book to read on the weekend. I'm always trying to find a new movie on Friday night to unwind. I usually end up spending 30-45 minutes…

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